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u.s. computer networks are under daily attack by nation states. international criminal organizations, sub national groups and individual hackers. and regimes in teheran and po pyongyang remain bent on delivery systems rather than fulfilling international obligations or even meeting the basic needs of their people. yes, the cia's mission as important to our nation's security today as any time in our nation's history. in carrying out the mission, the men and women of the cia frequently asked to undertake challenging, perilous and, yes, controversial actions on behalf of the american people. the cia is not immune from the scrutiny of the efforts and i welcome a discussion of cia's past and current activities. if i am confirmed one of the highest priorities would be the committ committee's lengthy report of interrogation with now banned interrogation techniques. i have read the findings and executive summary of the 6,000 page report which raises a number of very serious issues. given the gravity and importance of the subject, i would look forward to f
u.s. computer networks are under daily attack by nation states. international criminal organizations, sub national groups and individual hackers. and regimes in teheran and po pyongyang remain bent on delivery systems rather than fulfilling international obligations or even meeting the basic needs of their people. yes, the cia's mission as important to our nation's security today as any time in our nation's history. in carrying out the mission, the men and women of the cia frequently asked to...
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they were never intended to be used by u.s. interrogators. these techniques were based on chinese and communist techniques used during the korean war. they were developed to expose them for a few moments to these techniques was meant to help them survive in the event they were captured, in the event they were subjected to these techniques. my question to you is this. is there any come comparability to a friendly trainer exposing our troops to waterboarding for a few moments, is there any comparability to using these techniques on an enemy in an effort to extract intelligence? >> they're for completely different purposes and intentions. i do not see any comparability there. >> now, the chairman and i issued a report on -- or made a statement on april 27th, 2012. this also began with the statement of mr. rodriguez. here is what he said. information provided by cia detainees, khalid sheikh mohammed about bin laden's courier being the lead information that eventually led to the location of bin laden's compound and the operation that led to his de
they were never intended to be used by u.s. interrogators. these techniques were based on chinese and communist techniques used during the korean war. they were developed to expose them for a few moments to these techniques was meant to help them survive in the event they were captured, in the event they were subjected to these techniques. my question to you is this. is there any come comparability to a friendly trainer exposing our troops to waterboarding for a few moments, is there any...
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. >>> straight ahead, targeting u.s. terrorists. just how effective are those military drone strikes? general barry mccafferty is going to weigh in. a change for monopoly and some may call it the cat's meow. so i used my citi thankyou card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? and with all the points i've been earning, i was able to get us a flight to our favorite climbing spot even on a holiday weekend. ♪ things are definitely looking up. [ male announcer ] with no blackout dates, you can use your citi thankyou points to travel whenever you want. visit citi.com/thankyoucards to apply. to travel whenever you want. all stations come over to mithis is for real this time. step seven point two one two. verify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connecting today's leading companies to places beyond it. siemens. answers. >>> more now on the major change to mail deliv
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we did not know that no u.s. intelligence personnel had ever interrogated him. >> based on defector information in ever interrogated him. >> based on intelligence, saddam hussein had a massive clandestine program that developed uranium. >> that would be the information provided, by the head of the iraqi national congress. the self-appointed ex-patriot iraqi shadow government. >> we talked to shalabbi on multiple occasions, and we saw that they were hyping the type of information they put out. >> he is so determined that he has made repeated covert attempts to acquire from 11 different countries, even after inspections resumed. >> yet again, the aluminum tubes. >> i was incredibly disappointed when he brought out comments about the aluminum tubes. i felt betrayed as an american and scientist. >> i can trace the story of a senior terrorist operative telling how iraq provided training in these weapons to al-qaeda. fortunately, this operative is now detained. and he has told his story. >> powell is referring to alibb
we did not know that no u.s. intelligence personnel had ever interrogated him. >> based on defector information in ever interrogated him. >> based on intelligence, saddam hussein had a massive clandestine program that developed uranium. >> that would be the information provided, by the head of the iraqi national congress. the self-appointed ex-patriot iraqi shadow government. >> we talked to shalabbi on multiple occasions, and we saw that they were hyping the type of...
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i expected there to be a national debate on whether or not we wanted to use torture as an official u.s. policy now i'm very happy proud actually that i played a role in that debate and now the limbo law of the land is that torture is illegal i'm very proud of that i frankly didn't expect that the government would would go after me so relentlessly i stood in the snow for two hours to vote for president obama i really believed that this was a positive change i believed that he deserved that nobel peace prize or only because i expected things to change so dramatically at the beginning of his first term so no i never believed i would be going to prison under a president obama never. that's been i think my biggest disappointment but you haven't seen a dramatic change i haven't seen any change no torture he stopped torture sure but in terms of counterterrorism policy i think the obama administration is largely an extension of the bush administration and stick it out with thank you for the interview i wish all the best thanks very much for having me. my juggling geog. do hack work and get cau
i expected there to be a national debate on whether or not we wanted to use torture as an official u.s. policy now i'm very happy proud actually that i played a role in that debate and now the limbo law of the land is that torture is illegal i'm very proud of that i frankly didn't expect that the government would would go after me so relentlessly i stood in the snow for two hours to vote for president obama i really believed that this was a positive change i believed that he deserved that nobel...
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weapons of mass destruction were a concern and u.s. officials were hard at work around the globe trying to prevent regional tensions and an mos if is from turning in to full-scale wars and ominously, the united states about to face an upsurge in terrorist attacks to claim hundreds of american lives in lebanon including a 49-year-old cia officer named bob ames killed in a brief visit to our embassy in beirut and who at the time was my boss at cia. during my 25-year career at cia, i watched up close and participated in history being made in far off corners of the world. as cia fulfilled the critical intelligence roles, collecting intelligence, uncovering secrets, identifying threats, partnering with foreign intelligence and security agencies, carrying out covert action and attempting to forecast events yet to happen, all in an effort to protect our people and to strengthen america's national security. and throughout my career, i had the great fortune to experience firsthand and to witness what it means to be a cia officer. such as an ana
weapons of mass destruction were a concern and u.s. officials were hard at work around the globe trying to prevent regional tensions and an mos if is from turning in to full-scale wars and ominously, the united states about to face an upsurge in terrorist attacks to claim hundreds of american lives in lebanon including a 49-year-old cia officer named bob ames killed in a brief visit to our embassy in beirut and who at the time was my boss at cia. during my 25-year career at cia, i watched up...
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soviet union and nuclear proliferation and weapons of mass destruction were a constant concern and u.s. officials were hard at work around the globe trying to prevent regional tensions and animosity from turning into full-scale wars and ominously, the united states was about to face an upsurge in terrorist attacks that would claim hundreds of american drives in lebanon including a 49-year-old cia officers named bob ames, killed during a brief visit to our embassy in beirut and who at the time was my boss at the cia. during my 25 year career at cia i watched up close and participated in history being made in far off corners of the world and cia fulfilled its critical intelligence role collecting intelligence, uncovering secrets, identifying threats, partnering with foreign intelligence and security services, analyzing complicated developments abroad and carrying out covert action and attempting to forecast events yet to happen, all in an effort to protect our people and to strengthen america's national security. and throughout my career, i had the great fortune to experience firsthand a
soviet union and nuclear proliferation and weapons of mass destruction were a constant concern and u.s. officials were hard at work around the globe trying to prevent regional tensions and animosity from turning into full-scale wars and ominously, the united states was about to face an upsurge in terrorist attacks that would claim hundreds of american drives in lebanon including a 49-year-old cia officers named bob ames, killed during a brief visit to our embassy in beirut and who at the time...
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he was put on a u.s. ship&interrogated for 30 days. thank you. >> thank you, mr. violence chairman. i want to point out that i'm going to try to enforce the eight minute. if you hear a tapping, it's not personal. senator rockefeller? >> thank you, madam chair, welcome mr. brennan, and if confirmed, you're going to lead an extraordinary agency with extraordinary people who perform extraordinary services, most of them totally unknown by the american people. most don't think about that. a life of public service and never having been known. those citizens with everything that we do to be known, and we get elected. it's very different in the central intelligence association and i respect it very much. i want to go to the eitc, that's tax credit, to the enhanced interrogation techniques. not the for the first. you talk about the 6,000 pages. what i want to say, an when the seconsecond round round comes, i will. dealing with the frustration of various administration, about trying to get information. why was it that they felt that we were so unworthy of being trusted? why was it they were w
he was put on a u.s. ship&interrogated for 30 days. thank you. >> thank you, mr. violence chairman. i want to point out that i'm going to try to enforce the eight minute. if you hear a tapping, it's not personal. senator rockefeller? >> thank you, madam chair, welcome mr. brennan, and if confirmed, you're going to lead an extraordinary agency with extraordinary people who perform extraordinary services, most of them totally unknown by the american people. most don't think about...
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the u.s. government. >> the intelligence community assessed that saddam hussein was building a mobile biological weapons capability to avoid detection by the u.s. and its allies. and the assessment was based almost entirely on one source from the german government, a source named curveball. >> his real name as far as they know is rafid ahmed alwan, an iraqi engineer who makes his way to germany and tells german intelligence and says he worked in saddam's weapons labs used to make weapons of mass destruction. >> curveball was known to be a fabricator. he could not be relied upon. his intelligence always had been sort of stamped, you know, do not -- do not disseminate. this is useless. >> curveball is a lone and seriously suspect source, and u.s. intelligence agencies rely solely on german reports. they never actually question him themselves. in this 2011 interview with britain's newspaper "the guardian," the man called curveball confirms the lies of his pre-war claims. >> this particular issue
the u.s. government. >> the intelligence community assessed that saddam hussein was building a mobile biological weapons capability to avoid detection by the u.s. and its allies. and the assessment was based almost entirely on one source from the german government, a source named curveball. >> his real name as far as they know is rafid ahmed alwan, an iraqi engineer who makes his way to germany and tells german intelligence and says he worked in saddam's weapons labs used to make...
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and get up and go to the post office anymore. [ male announcer ] with stamps.com you can print real u.s. postage for all your letters and packages. i have exactly the amount of postage i need, the instant i need it. can you print only stamps? no... first class. priority mail. certified. international. and the mail man picks it up. i don't leave the shop anymore. [ male announcer ] get a 4 week trial plus $100 in extras including postage and a digital scale. go to stamps.com/tv and never go to the post office again. >>> so what looked like one of the few areas of compromise after the november election was the topic of immigration, but the debate took a bit of a weird turn over the weekend after a backup proposal that the white house has been drafting for a while was leaked to usa today. joining me is robert gibbs and cnbc contributor and former bush white house director, sarah fagen. a little strategy on this ex-president's day. >> there you go. >> ex-presidential staff day. do we have one of those as a holiday? >> don't i wish. >> robert, let me ask you this on the immigration. there's
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u.s. limited in fight against north african militants. the united states is struggling to confront an uptick in threats in the newest hot spot with limited intelligence and few partners to help as the obama administration weighs who you to keep islamic extremists from jeopardizing national security without launching war. we want to put up a map here. and explain to people where this is. egypt, libya, algeria, mali, niger. when i read about the idea that we don't have enough intelligence, we've known about al qaeda in north africa since before 9/11. this is the original safe haven of osama bin laden, was north africa. did we drop the ball? >> you know, when al qaeda attacked the united states on 9/11, and it became clear that we had to go to war on terrorism against al qaeda, we focused on al qaeda's core leadership and where they were at. and we've done that. we've gone after them in pakistan, afghanistan, and going after them in yemen, going after them in somalia. yes, they are out there. >> it's been out there a long time, right? it's n
u.s. limited in fight against north african militants. the united states is struggling to confront an uptick in threats in the newest hot spot with limited intelligence and few partners to help as the obama administration weighs who you to keep islamic extremists from jeopardizing national security without launching war. we want to put up a map here. and explain to people where this is. egypt, libya, algeria, mali, niger. when i read about the idea that we don't have enough intelligence, we've...
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they were all convicted in u.s. courts and are currently in prison at federal maximum security facilities across the country. we as a country have experience prosecuting, convicting, and housing for life very dangerous people, including international terrorism suspects. that's why thompson, illinois, had competition when they said they want these guys. that's why thompson, illinois, had to compete with places like hardin, montana, and standish, michigan when they decided to seek the relatively lucrative labor intensive business of locking these guys up in their maximum security prison. and that's why the city of new york initially greeted the news of khalid sheikh mohammed's forthcoming trial at the scene of his crime as not just justice, but poetic justice. and then we lost our nerve. what happened? the politics of the past administration or something decided to come back. new york officials who initially responded to the khalid sheikh mohammed announcement day saying yes, let's do it. it's fitting that he face tri
they were all convicted in u.s. courts and are currently in prison at federal maximum security facilities across the country. we as a country have experience prosecuting, convicting, and housing for life very dangerous people, including international terrorism suspects. that's why thompson, illinois, had competition when they said they want these guys. that's why thompson, illinois, had to compete with places like hardin, montana, and standish, michigan when they decided to seek the relatively...
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. >> the u.s. postal service says delivering the mail on saturdays must stop if they are to survive. >> the postal service hopes the cuts will help it save some $2 billion annually after losing nearly $16 billion last year. >> wow. i can't believe the business model of transporting letters with vehicles across the country for 40 cents a pop is failing. so where do you want me to take that, hawaii? no, no trouble, i'll put out a plane and get it there in two days. you got a quarter? yeah i'll do it for a quarter. yeah, [ bleep ] it, i'll just do it. >>> everybody's excited for the snow. poor bill has to work all day tomorrow. his son william's birthday. >> maybe you can replace me, go to his birthday party for me. >> i'll be happy to do that. how many inches in new york? >> i'm going for 6 to 8, weather service is going for 12. >> bundle up. still ahead, texts and e-mails are next. "morning joe" is now just moments away. officemax is celebrating our new collaboration with go daddy! with an online pa
. >> the u.s. postal service says delivering the mail on saturdays must stop if they are to survive. >> the postal service hopes the cuts will help it save some $2 billion annually after losing nearly $16 billion last year. >> wow. i can't believe the business model of transporting letters with vehicles across the country for 40 cents a pop is failing. so where do you want me to take that, hawaii? no, no trouble, i'll put out a plane and get it there in two days. you got a...
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and other supporters, these young afghan children are enjoying a rare moment of harmony here in the u.s. >> 13-year-old lala has been waiting two years for this moment. ♪ the chance to perform on the world stage while breaking snoer taliban tab your. girls and boys playing music together. >> which do you like better? the drums or the trumphet? which is more fun? >> the drum. >> the drums? >> she's one of 48 young musicians who attend the only music school in afghanistan where music was strictly banned under taliban rule. many in the group are orphaned by war. some even lived on the streets. today they are nearly 7,000 miles from home, bringing traditional sounds from their homeland. thn the tambore mixed with the western harmonies they are also learning. ♪ organizers hope the young musicians can learn about america and america can learn about afghanistan. music is making a comeback. >> should the future afghanistan show an afghanistan where the children of the country are the future and the hope is not dead. >> how does it feel to be playing your music here in america? >> i feel ver
and other supporters, these young afghan children are enjoying a rare moment of harmony here in the u.s. >> 13-year-old lala has been waiting two years for this moment. ♪ the chance to perform on the world stage while breaking snoer taliban tab your. girls and boys playing music together. >> which do you like better? the drums or the trumphet? which is more fun? >> the drum. >> the drums? >> she's one of 48 young musicians who attend the only music school in...
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the reason you have a covert action take place is if it goes wrong, the u.s. can deny it taking place. from my perception, there's a different said of understandings. he was working on the high-valued targeting program and i talked to him about the kill of the boy. >> he's a 16-year-old boy, son of anwar ail awlaki. >> he said there's a reason i'm not doing this anymore. stanley mcchrystal who ran it and is often associated even though he's a social liberal, mcchrystal has come out and said this is a counterproductive policy because of the potential for blowback and the hatred that it inspires. you asked what sounds like a simple question but it has a complicated question. the story has broken out into the open and there's a discourse now that wasn't happening a week ago. >> i want to talk about how we should -- you know, that's internally how the law's understand and i think that the white house has been very clear about we're asserting this authority. we're signing off on this. the buck stops here. what body of law is obtained here? what is the check list, h
the reason you have a covert action take place is if it goes wrong, the u.s. can deny it taking place. from my perception, there's a different said of understandings. he was working on the high-valued targeting program and i talked to him about the kill of the boy. >> he's a 16-year-old boy, son of anwar ail awlaki. >> he said there's a reason i'm not doing this anymore. stanley mcchrystal who ran it and is often associated even though he's a social liberal, mcchrystal has come out...
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u.s. forces can kill people from the air using targeted so-called precision-guided missiles. u.s. forces have been killing people from the air for as long as we have had the capacity to put armed things in the air. what is novel about what our government is doing now in our day is not necessarily the technology. yes, we are using remote piloted aircraft versus traditionally piloted aircraft to launch these same missiles. but the type of aircraft, that is, the delivery system for the hellfire missile is not the new moral strategic legal thing that we are finding ourselves newly responsible for grappling with as citizens. it is not the technology by which u.s. forces are killing people which is knew in an important way. it's not the technology that's new. it is the circumstances. it is the circumstances of killing people away from where a war is being fought. if the u.s. was using a mix of helicopters and drones to fire hellfire missiles at insurgents who were fighting with u.s. troops in af
u.s. forces can kill people from the air using targeted so-called precision-guided missiles. u.s. forces have been killing people from the air for as long as we have had the capacity to put armed things in the air. what is novel about what our government is doing now in our day is not necessarily the technology. yes, we are using remote piloted aircraft versus traditionally piloted aircraft to launch these same missiles. but the type of aircraft, that is, the delivery system for the hellfire...
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and u.s. forces and allied forces kicked the nazis out and john kerry said one of his earlier memories is going to that home and seeing only a stairway to the sky, seeing a chimney, everything else in devastation. so he has sort of two sides. one is the concern about the u.s. going too far in vietnam and the other is an understanding that the u.s. force can be used for good and he saw that as a very young child growing up. >> interesting also that the president did dug at him to go to pakistan, afghanistan, there were his wills both secret and public. it was he who was september to try to get hamid karzthat har i karzai back on the reservation. the question is how much leeway will he have at the state department. as hillary clinton learned, it's a closely held hold on policy. >> john kerry was sort of a shadow secretary of state as far as the democratic few. he was pair laying the democratic and obama white house message, but he was working with the state department, with the white house. he s
and u.s. forces and allied forces kicked the nazis out and john kerry said one of his earlier memories is going to that home and seeing only a stairway to the sky, seeing a chimney, everything else in devastation. so he has sort of two sides. one is the concern about the u.s. going too far in vietnam and the other is an understanding that the u.s. force can be used for good and he saw that as a very young child growing up. >> interesting also that the president did dug at him to go to...
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. >> the u.s. government can order the killing of american citizens if they are believed to be "senior operational leaders of al qaeda" or its subsidiary groups. investigative correspondent michael isikopf joins us now. we are going to be back to this in a moment because the president has come into the briefing room. >> on our budget and on our deficit, and these are decision that is are l have real and lasting impacts on the strength and pace of our recovery. >> economist and business leaders have said our economy is poised for progress in 2013, and we've seen signs of this progress over the last several weeks. home prices continue to climb. car sales are at a five-year high. manufacturing has been strong and we have created more than six million jobs in the last 35 months. we've also seen the effects that our political dysfunction -- the drawn-out process for resolving the fiscal cliff. the threat of massive automatic cuts have already started to affect business decisions. we've been reminded whi
. >> the u.s. government can order the killing of american citizens if they are believed to be "senior operational leaders of al qaeda" or its subsidiary groups. investigative correspondent michael isikopf joins us now. we are going to be back to this in a moment because the president has come into the briefing room. >> on our budget and on our deficit, and these are decision that is are l have real and lasting impacts on the strength and pace of our recovery. >>...
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and so cute no way the u.s. could be doing that because it's illegal well put these people probably don't realize that this administration has created a legal framework to make what would normally be illegal and legal what's even more disturbing is that as long as it's not americans who are being executed people don't seem to care at all going to the same poll seventy five percent of people approve of drone wars to target whatever the u.s. brands as a quote national security threat is the this exact mentality is the problem this blind faith is what led to americans being the targets of assassinations without due process our silence is complicity what are we going to wake up to this flawed logic when the predator drones are above our houses taking out our family and friends. like. you've never seen anything like that. yesterday's show was all about the national defense authorization act and the subsequent lawsuit that has been filed against the government over the indefinite detention klotz along with the powerho
and so cute no way the u.s. could be doing that because it's illegal well put these people probably don't realize that this administration has created a legal framework to make what would normally be illegal and legal what's even more disturbing is that as long as it's not americans who are being executed people don't seem to care at all going to the same poll seventy five percent of people approve of drone wars to target whatever the u.s. brands as a quote national security threat is the this...
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erosion of the u.s. constitution and the rise of not just enough security state but secret government. executed through through for yacht executive rule. when you came out as a whistle blower and you were prosecuted for it and targeted i mean how did it feel to have the same establishment that you had dedicated so much of your life working for come down on you total betrayal. is important to note i took an oath four times the support from the constitution that oath was not was not an oath to the president it was not an oath to law it was not an oath of secrecy it was not a to end our security agency it was certainly not an oath to look the other way when the government itself commits massive fraud waste and abuse and engages itself in wrongdoing illegality and that's precisely what the government did after nine eleven on a vast scale but we just came up on the fortieth anniversary of watergate and you know here we had one wiretapping scandal that brought nixon down and the supreme court rules that the pr
erosion of the u.s. constitution and the rise of not just enough security state but secret government. executed through through for yacht executive rule. when you came out as a whistle blower and you were prosecuted for it and targeted i mean how did it feel to have the same establishment that you had dedicated so much of your life working for come down on you total betrayal. is important to note i took an oath four times the support from the constitution that oath was not was not an oath to...
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had used a cruise missile what if the u.s. it used a conventional bomb what if the u.s. had used artillery i submitted almost all instances the same concerns would be extant you would have so i don't think the drone is a mode dalla he is in and of itself the concern it's the broader use of force not the mechanism and and i would just note that throughout this discussion and most discussions we use the term drone and that's a convenient overarching label but it's a little misleading and i say that because drones implies autonomy and these systems are remotely piloted that's significant because as we move forward whatever the concerns people have for current remotely piloted vehicles and systems we will have and do have autonomous systems and i think those present even more challenges and indeed when you want to react to that it's the use of force. well in terms of using of drones overseas i would say in some ways chris you're right in that we're concerned about whether it was somebody was killed by a drone or by. fighter jet we don't want to be violating sovereign nations
had used a cruise missile what if the u.s. it used a conventional bomb what if the u.s. had used artillery i submitted almost all instances the same concerns would be extant you would have so i don't think the drone is a mode dalla he is in and of itself the concern it's the broader use of force not the mechanism and and i would just note that throughout this discussion and most discussions we use the term drone and that's a convenient overarching label but it's a little misleading and i say...
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they they would dismiss any accusation because the u.s. government has classified everything related to its torture practices but yet you go to prison because he talked about it why do you think this administration president obama who signed an executive order to stop torture at the very beginning of his first term why do you think he's protecting folks from the previous administration most people don't realize this but president obama has surrounded himself with the same intelligence advisors who advised president bush through most of the first term the cia had the same deputy director that bush had the same director of operations that bush had john brennan who is president obama's new designee to be the cia director and until what a week ago or so was the deputy national security adviser was under president bush the director of the national counterterrorism center and up to his eyeballs in torture policy so even though we changed presidents there was really no change of intelligence advisors at least not on counterterrorism john brennan
they they would dismiss any accusation because the u.s. government has classified everything related to its torture practices but yet you go to prison because he talked about it why do you think this administration president obama who signed an executive order to stop torture at the very beginning of his first term why do you think he's protecting folks from the previous administration most people don't realize this but president obama has surrounded himself with the same intelligence advisors...
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. >>> next, the state of the u.s. economy and why some in washington just can't say yes to this particular president. stay with us. >> someone should give senator graham a snickers bar and tell him to go sit in the corner until he's happy about something. >> right. >> it's disturbing. >> i mean, unless he's got sugar problems and he's low, his sugar is low, i don't think a snickers bar is going to help him. ♪ oh, sugar, honey honey ♪ you are my candy girl to grow, we have to boost our social media visibility. more "likes." more tweets. so, beginning today, my son brock and his whole team will be our new senior social media strategists. any questions? since we make radiator valves wouldn't it be better if we just let fedex help us to expand to new markets? hmm gotta admit that's better than a few "likes." i don't have the door code. who's that? he won a contest online to be ceo for the day. how am i supposed to run a business here without an office?! [ male announcer ] fast, reliable deliveries worldwide. fedex. th
. >>> next, the state of the u.s. economy and why some in washington just can't say yes to this particular president. stay with us. >> someone should give senator graham a snickers bar and tell him to go sit in the corner until he's happy about something. >> right. >> it's disturbing. >> i mean, unless he's got sugar problems and he's low, his sugar is low, i don't think a snickers bar is going to help him. ♪ oh, sugar, honey honey ♪ you are my candy girl to...
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military footprint it seems that the u.s. has its boots eyes ears and drones on the ground in almost every country in the world back in two thousand and eleven when congressman ron paul famously said that the u.s. is under great threat and no not because of our freedoms but rather because quote we occupy so many countries one hundred and thirty countries we have nine hundred bases around the world the sad reality is that the u.s. government is openly engaged in overseas contingency operations and every corner of the planet for example in the middle east the u.s. has ongoing operations that range from ground forces to aerial drone strikes and routine surveillance and nearly every country in the region most recently news just broke up a secret drone base in saudi arabia one that news outlets knew about for years but didn't report on because of their fear of violating quote national security moving on to africa u.s. military presence ranges from advise and assist troops throughout the continent to actual bases in egypt djibouti
military footprint it seems that the u.s. has its boots eyes ears and drones on the ground in almost every country in the world back in two thousand and eleven when congressman ron paul famously said that the u.s. is under great threat and no not because of our freedoms but rather because quote we occupy so many countries one hundred and thirty countries we have nine hundred bases around the world the sad reality is that the u.s. government is openly engaged in overseas contingency operations...
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rubio demanding answers for why the u.s. was not able to interrogate a suspect in the benghazi attacks, and he was briefly held by tunisia. take a listen to this. >> tunisians did not have a basis in their law to hold him. >> so they released him. >> they did. >> where is he? we don't know. >> he's still in tunisia. >> that doesn't sound like a good system of working with our foreign partners. >> it shows the tunisians are working with their rule of law like we do. >> i know mr. rubio wants to sound ready for responsibility and if he's got some very strong testicles, but dismissing the rules and practices of a foreign nation, that's hardly the most mature way to approach international terrorism, is it? >> oh, martin, that's poppycock. come on. we should have been able to force the tunisian government to do exactly what we wanted them to do. >> we're not even in any kind of conflict with the tunisian -- >> i'm kidding, of course. while marco rubio was trying and similarly we saw this in the hearing with hillary clinton, he wa
rubio demanding answers for why the u.s. was not able to interrogate a suspect in the benghazi attacks, and he was briefly held by tunisia. take a listen to this. >> tunisians did not have a basis in their law to hold him. >> so they released him. >> they did. >> where is he? we don't know. >> he's still in tunisia. >> that doesn't sound like a good system of working with our foreign partners. >> it shows the tunisians are working with their rule of law...
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animal colombia and brazil aid the u.s. in their drug operations countries like ecuador of simply refuse to allow america to build bases on their land here in north america the mexican government acknowledges that u.s. intelligence and military officials are deployed in the country however we have no idea to what extent since the information is being withheld because of again national security haven't heard that one before but let's not forget our closest allies in europe or several countries are willing participants in the cia's expansive torture program in fact check out the countries that are hosting overseas troops. germany the u.k. belgium spain italy and turkey all countries that are more than willing to house tens of thousands of american troops who are ready to mobilize at any point so even though we hear constant rhetoric about wars winding down and obama shift in policy this is to ask yourself does this look like a military empire that's winding down you. wealthy british. markets. come to. find out what's really h
animal colombia and brazil aid the u.s. in their drug operations countries like ecuador of simply refuse to allow america to build bases on their land here in north america the mexican government acknowledges that u.s. intelligence and military officials are deployed in the country however we have no idea to what extent since the information is being withheld because of again national security haven't heard that one before but let's not forget our closest allies in europe or several countries...
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and so cute no way the u.s. could be doing that because it's illegal won't put these people probably don't realize that this administration has created a legal framework to make what would normally be illegal and legal what's even more disturbing is that as long as it's not americans who are being executed people don't seem to care all of the same poll seventy five percent of people approve of drone wars the target whatever the u.s. brands as a quote national security threat is the this exact mentality is the problem this blind faith is what led to americans being the targets of assassinations without due process our silence is complicity what are we going to wake up to this flawed logic when the predator drones are above our houses taking out our family and friends. are looking. to do is have you ever seen anything like that. yesterday's show was all about the national defense authorization act and the subsequent lawsuit that has been filed against the government over the indefinite detention quads along with t
and so cute no way the u.s. could be doing that because it's illegal won't put these people probably don't realize that this administration has created a legal framework to make what would normally be illegal and legal what's even more disturbing is that as long as it's not americans who are being executed people don't seem to care all of the same poll seventy five percent of people approve of drone wars the target whatever the u.s. brands as a quote national security threat is the this exact...
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and so cute no way the u.s. could be doing that because it's illegal won't put these people probably don't realize that this administration has created a legal framework to make what would normally be illegal and legal what's even more disturbing is that as long as it's not americans who are being executed people don't seem to care all of the same poll seventy five percent of people approve of. drone wars the target whatever the u.s. brands as a quote national security threat is the this exact mentality is the problem this blind faith is what led to americans being the targets of assassinations without due process our silence is complicity what are we going to wake up to this flawed logic when the predator drones are above our houses taking out our family and friends. look like. you've never seen anything like. yesterday's show was all about the national defense authorization act and the subsequent lawsuit that has been filed against the government over the indefinite detention quads along with the powerhouse of
and so cute no way the u.s. could be doing that because it's illegal won't put these people probably don't realize that this administration has created a legal framework to make what would normally be illegal and legal what's even more disturbing is that as long as it's not americans who are being executed people don't seem to care all of the same poll seventy five percent of people approve of. drone wars the target whatever the u.s. brands as a quote national security threat is the this exact...
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there are a lot of things that the u.s. government was doing in the 1980 that it was no longer doing in 1990. this is all -- it's all a story. it's about social security. we did a big social security reform package that included spending cuts by raising the retirement age back in 1985. so this notion -- it's a mythical history where nothing works except basically destroying the major safety net programs and it serves a purpose but it's not true. >> the -- back when the president took office and the economy was clearly in crisis and something had to be done, they went for a stimulus package and there were two main themes about the stimulus package. one was, we have to do this. the other was an attack that was filled with junk. the third was, this doesn't work at all. there was one voice, exactly one voice out there saying, it's not enough. you have to do more. you were ridiculed for saying that. the president actually singled you out, i remember, in a press conference by name, saying i don't agree with him. have you gotten a
there are a lot of things that the u.s. government was doing in the 1980 that it was no longer doing in 1990. this is all -- it's all a story. it's about social security. we did a big social security reform package that included spending cuts by raising the retirement age back in 1985. so this notion -- it's a mythical history where nothing works except basically destroying the major safety net programs and it serves a purpose but it's not true. >> the -- back when the president took...
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u.s. criteria for what americans could be incinerated by u.s. drones well apparently americans are in the dark about the fact that this is even happening in the poll from public mind shows that forty percent of voters think it's a legal for the government to kill americans abroad. and so cute no way the u.s. could be doing that because it's illegal will put these people probably don't realize that this administration has created a legal framework to make what would normally be illegal and legal what's even more disturbing is that as long as it's not americans who are being executed people don't seem to care at all going to the same poll seventy five percent of people approve of drone wars to target whatever the u.s. brands as a quote national security threat you see this exact mentality is the problem this blind faith is what led to americans being the targets of assassinations without due process our silence is complicity what are we going to wake up to this flawed logic when the predator drones are above our houses taking out our family and fr
u.s. criteria for what americans could be incinerated by u.s. drones well apparently americans are in the dark about the fact that this is even happening in the poll from public mind shows that forty percent of voters think it's a legal for the government to kill americans abroad. and so cute no way the u.s. could be doing that because it's illegal will put these people probably don't realize that this administration has created a legal framework to make what would normally be illegal and legal...
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and so cute no way the u.s. could be doing that because it's illegal won't put these people probably don't realize that this administration has created a legal framework to make what would normally be illegal and legal what's even more disturbing is that as long as it's not americans who are being executed people don't seem to care all of the same poll seventy five percent of people approve of drone wars to target whatever the u.s. brands as a quote national security threat is the this exact mentality is the problem this blind faith is what led to americans being the targets of assassinations without due process our silence is. well let's see what we're going to wake up to this flawed logic when the predator drones are above our houses taking out our family and friends. like. you've never seen anything like. yesterday's show was all about the national defense authorization act and the subsequent lawsuit that has been filed against the government over the indefinite detention quads along with the powerhouse of jo
and so cute no way the u.s. could be doing that because it's illegal won't put these people probably don't realize that this administration has created a legal framework to make what would normally be illegal and legal what's even more disturbing is that as long as it's not americans who are being executed people don't seem to care all of the same poll seventy five percent of people approve of drone wars to target whatever the u.s. brands as a quote national security threat is the this exact...
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and so cute no way the u.s. could be doing that because it's illegal will put these people probably don't realize that this administration has created a legal framework to make what would normally be illegal and legal what's even more disturbing is that as long as it's not americans who are being executed people don't seem to care are all going to the same poll seventy five percent of people approve of drone wars to target whatever the u.s. brands as a quote national security threat is the this exact mentality is the problem this blind faith is what led to americans being the targets of assassinations without due process our silence is complicity what are we going to wake up to this flawed logic when the predator drones are above our houses taking out our family and friends. like. you've never seen anything like. yesterday's show was all about the national defense authorization act and the subsequent lawsuit that has been filed against the government over the indefinite detention klotz along with the powerhouse
and so cute no way the u.s. could be doing that because it's illegal will put these people probably don't realize that this administration has created a legal framework to make what would normally be illegal and legal what's even more disturbing is that as long as it's not americans who are being executed people don't seem to care are all going to the same poll seventy five percent of people approve of drone wars to target whatever the u.s. brands as a quote national security threat is the this...
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rone wars to target whatever the u.s. brands as a quote national security threat is the this exact mentality is the problem this blind faith is what led to americans being the targets of assassinations without due process our silence is complicity what are we going to wake up to this flawed logic when the predator drones are above our houses taking out our family and friends. looking for a do you ever seen anything like. yesterday's show was all about the national defense authorization act and the subsequent lawsuit that has been filed against the government over the indefinite detention quads along with the powerhouse of journalists and activists there were also whistleblowers present to show their solidarity in the case while in new york city for the trial i had the honor of sitting down with thomas drake is a former national security agency employee and whistleblower of a wiretapping program called trailblazer in which he claims is a violation of our privacy and as a result of him speaking out he was declared an enemy
rone wars to target whatever the u.s. brands as a quote national security threat is the this exact mentality is the problem this blind faith is what led to americans being the targets of assassinations without due process our silence is complicity what are we going to wake up to this flawed logic when the predator drones are above our houses taking out our family and friends. looking for a do you ever seen anything like. yesterday's show was all about the national defense authorization act and...
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if the u.s. believes that this the target has in the past been involved in such violent activities, and the target has not renounced such activities, it can be assumed that they are an eminent threat now, and that that would justify an attack. now, again, remember, we're talking about targeted killings of americans. we're talking about making decisions based on secret administration has publicly let on. >> mike, on the three part, so it has to be eminent risk. and you just described the broader concept of eminence, which is the phrase in there. >> yes. >> and that there can't be a capture that we're killing somebody because they can't be captured. there is also an elaboration on that which it seems to me seems to be quite a wide definition. i'm fascinated by the fact that we don't really capture terrorist suspects in yemen and somali and pakistan and these other places where we know drones, american drone strikes have killed people. people get killed there. they don't get captured. the definition
if the u.s. believes that this the target has in the past been involved in such violent activities, and the target has not renounced such activities, it can be assumed that they are an eminent threat now, and that that would justify an attack. now, again, remember, we're talking about targeted killings of americans. we're talking about making decisions based on secret administration has publicly let on. >> mike, on the three part, so it has to be eminent risk. and you just described the...
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weapons of mass destruction were a concern and u.s. officials were hard at work around the globe trying to prevent regional tensions and an mos if is from turning in to full-scale wars and ominously, the united states about to face an upsurge in terrorist attacks to claim hundreds of american lives in lebanon including a 49-year-old cia officer named bob ames killed in a brief visit to our embassy in beirut and who at the time was my boss at cia. during my 25-year career at cia, i watched up close and participated in history being made in far off corners of the world. as cia fulfilled the critical intelligence roles, collecting intelligence, uncovering secrets, identifying threats, partnering with foreign intelligence and security agencies, carrying out covert action and attempting to forecast events yet to happen, all in an effort to protect our people and to strengthen america's national security. and throughout my career, i had the great fortune to experience firsthand and to witness what it means to be a cia officer. such as an ana
weapons of mass destruction were a concern and u.s. officials were hard at work around the globe trying to prevent regional tensions and an mos if is from turning in to full-scale wars and ominously, the united states about to face an upsurge in terrorist attacks to claim hundreds of american lives in lebanon including a 49-year-old cia officer named bob ames killed in a brief visit to our embassy in beirut and who at the time was my boss at cia. during my 25-year career at cia, i watched up...
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can you talk about why the u.s. military is now flying drone operations or did fly drone operations over pakistan? >> i can't. i know you say it's widely acknowledged. i don't know how widely anything has been acknowledged on that count. i don't think it's appropriate for me at this podium to discuss operations that may or may not be taking place. >> what concerns do you have that these u.s. government drone strikes in pakistan may be backfiring now and simply creating more enemies of the united states? >> i refer your questions to other people. that's not something we speak to or are involved in. >> who would you refer them to, jeff? where should i -- >> do you not want a question, justin? >> i do want a question, but barbara is still talking. >> barbara, do you have a follow? >> would you tell me where you would refer that to? >> you would have to talk to somebody other than the pentagon. we don't talk to those operational matters because they don't involve us. yes. >> they don't involve us. you have to talk to so
can you talk about why the u.s. military is now flying drone operations or did fly drone operations over pakistan? >> i can't. i know you say it's widely acknowledged. i don't know how widely anything has been acknowledged on that count. i don't think it's appropriate for me at this podium to discuss operations that may or may not be taking place. >> what concerns do you have that these u.s. government drone strikes in pakistan may be backfiring now and simply creating more enemies...
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u.s. state of nevada. drones come in various shapes, sizes and weights. they are used for surveillance, disablement, and killing. and drones are increasingly ubiquitous. there are 64 drone bases spread across the united states alone, and the u.s. has other drone installations across the planet. africa is increasingly a drone base environment. a newly authorized site in the nation of niger will become the sixth u.s. drone base in africa, joining one in morocco, senegal, uganda, and a permanent one in djibouti. u.s. drone attacks ordered by obama have spiked particularly in yemen, somalia, afghanistan, and notably pakistan where over 360 drone strikes over the nine years, 2004 to 2013, have killed over 3,000 people. this data is not classified. and not even secret. but it is troubling. so troubling that the u.n. has just decided to launch an investigation on the impacts of drone strikes on thousands of civilians. question. will the u.n. human rights council rule that drone use violates inter
u.s. state of nevada. drones come in various shapes, sizes and weights. they are used for surveillance, disablement, and killing. and drones are increasingly ubiquitous. there are 64 drone bases spread across the united states alone, and the u.s. has other drone installations across the planet. africa is increasingly a drone base environment. a newly authorized site in the nation of niger will become the sixth u.s. drone base in africa, joining one in morocco, senegal, uganda, and a permanent...